[Defy General] add.thebad:
new method!! 30/5/11

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basically.....flash the nandroid from within recovery then straight into bootloader the flash .sbf via rds lite.

or not basically......

put the nandroid on ur sdcard in folders called "goapkrev" and inside that "backup"

ok you need to install clock work recovery from my ultimate defy package

then boot into clock work recovery

choose back up>then select the nandroid

wait for that to do its stuff

then pull battery out

then enter bootloader by holding volume up and power for 5 secs

then connect phone to pc

make sure you have moto drivers and rsd installed

then in rsd lite choose the "3.4.3_11-Fixed.BLUR.sbf" file and click

wait for that to finish and that should be it

if you get a boot loop enter recovery power and volume down for 5 secs you should get a black screen

then volume up and down at the same time

wipe all data

reboot!

that should be froyo!!

you can now install a custom rom ontop of that if you wish

thats from memory but i think that should work

any questions ill try to help

my old guide below

contains my ultimate defy package which has every thing you need to root, recovery and install froyo all zipped up in a nice package if you prefer to do it that way

[color="#0000FF"][size="6"][u][b]This guide will show you how to get foryo on your Motorola defy ahead of schedules!! [/b][/u][/size][/color]
use at own risk not fully tested

[color="#00FF00"][size="4"]as it stands every thing seems to be working in froyo now including wifi gps camera market led and sensors
however it is still a custom rom and i acept no responsibilty if u brick it which is very hard on this phone[/size]
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[color="#0000FF"][size="4"]First i reccomend you download my ultimate defy package it contains every thing you should need to get froyo working! (still needs testing but should work)[/size][/color]
[size="6"][url="http://www.filefactory.com/file/b577129/n/Ultimate_Defy_Package.zip"]Downlaod my ultimate defy package[/url][/size]

[color="#FF0000"][b][size="5"]Detaled method(scroll down for short method)[/size][/b][/color]

Just because you can drop it in the bath doest protect it from bricking make sure you read carefully to avoid this and if you do brick it it can usually be recovered. I accept no responsibility for what happens but i will try and help.

1.	You should have already downloaded my ultimate defy package so navigate to the froyo section
2.	First install moto drivers either 32 or 64 bit depending on your os version
3.	Then install RSD lite
4.	Then reboot pc
5.	Then put either the T-Mobile US or GB update (the whole folder) on your phones sd card under goapkrev/backup
6.	Power phone on into bootloader mode by holding power on and volume up for about 5 secconds
7.	Then start RSD lite and in the file name section navigate to the (JDGC_U6_0.26.0_SIGNED......sbf) image inside the Chinese 2.2 folder
8.	Select device from the box below and click start and give it about 5 mins until it says its done and let it reboot
9.	Then use super one click to root phone (make sure usb debugging is enabled in applications>development>usb debugging (tick box))
10.	Next turn usb debugging off and install the recovery apk
11.	Then click on install system recovery and allow super user permissions
12.	Then boot into recovery mode (navigate around using volume, power to select)
13.	Clear data and cache
14.	Then go to back up & restore > advanced restore and choose the GB or US update you put their earlier
15.	Wait for that to finish and then pull battery out
16.	When you put is back in you need to boot into bootloader mode again (volume up and power)
17.	Then in the same way use RSD lite to flash the file inside the boot image folder
18.	Reboot

That should be froyo!!!

[size="5"][color="#FF0000"][b]quick method[/b][/color][/size]

Prep work

*gain root acess and install recovery
*download and install [url="http://developer.motorola.com/docstools/USB_Drivers/Handset_USB_Driver/?pubid=987654"]motorola drivers[/url]
*download and install [url="http://www.uploadmb.com/dw.php?id=1285967465"]RDS lite[/url]
*Download [url="http://www.sorensiim.dk/higgsy/.sbf/2.2CN_SBF.zip"]2.2 image[/url]
*Download [url="http://www.sorensiim.dk/higgsy/TMOB_US_3.42_Files.rar"]T-mobile 2.2 *files[/url] (use extract now to extract)
*enter bootlader mode flash 2.2 image via rds lite
*root and install recovery - enter recovery and clear data + cache
*then restore TMOB_US_3.42_SYSTEM
*clear data and cache and reboot and take battery out
*enter bootlader mode flash TmobileUS_Boot_Devtree.sbf
*that should be froyo now you can use recovery to install any froyo rom you like

thats froyo!!

any questions ask below